Crews battle fire at abandoned Lakewood building used as shelter by ‘unknown number of people’

DENVER (KDVR) — West Metro Fire crews early Monday morning battled a fire at an abandoned building off West Colfax Avenue that was being used as a shelter.

West Metro Fire reported the blaze at around 4:45 a.m. near Colfax Avenue and Lamar Street in Lakewood, a couple blocks from Casa Bonita. A passerby saw smoke coming from the building and called 911.

Crews were getting water on the fire, but inside were also working through a large amount of debris. Firefighters searched the building for anyone inside, but West Metro has not yet said if anyone was injured…

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